Mozilla crashes with evidence of memory corruption
Published Sep 24, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.96%
Description
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Mozilla Firefox 3.x before 3.0.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to the layout engine and (1) a zero value of the "this" variable in the nsContentList::Item function; (2) interaction of the indic IME extension, a Hindi language selection, and the "g" character; and (3) interaction of the nsFrameList::SortByContentOrder function with a certain insufficient protection of inline frames.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 6.06
- 7.04
- 7.10
- 8.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
firefox-0:3.0.2-3.el4
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0879
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
devhelp-0:0.12-19.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0879
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
firefox-0:3.0.2-3.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0879
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
nss-0:3.12.1.1-1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0879
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
xulrunner-0:1.9.0.2-5.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0879
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
yelp-0:2.16.0-21.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2008:0879
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | firefox-0:3.0.2-3.el4 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | devhelp-0:0.12-19.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | firefox-0:3.0.2-3.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | nss-0:3.12.1.1-1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | xulrunner-0:1.9.0.2-5.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | yelp-0:2.16.0-21.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2008:0879 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03959) | 90.11th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.96% (0.03959) | 89.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 85.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.25% (0.06252) | 84.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.10% (0.03102) | 85.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 26, 2025 | 9.58% (0.09578) | 94.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 6.87% (0.06874) | 93.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 25.35% (0.25350) | 96.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2023 | 11.08% (0.11082) | 94.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 9.24% (0.09244) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 91.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 2.69% (0.02686) | 82.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 90.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.60% (0.06604) | 78.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (34)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/31987 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
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